Shoutcast Streaming Instructions

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This is a confirmation that the streaming site has been registered to our system. Before activating the streaming site, a CNAME entry needs to be added to the domain hostname records.

  1. Contact the domain registrar or webhost to insert new CNAME entry to the domain.
  2. Insert shoutcast.test.com IN CNAME to hostname below to the registrar or copy the line to the webhost to add into the domain's zone file:
  • <streaming site unique ID>.r.<Operator's CNAME URL, or Aflexi's default CNAME URL at afxcdn.net>

Streaming with Long Tail or other RTMP player(e.g. Adobe Flash player): -

  1. For Long Tail, open the player wizard.
  2. Put the streamer field value as rtmp://<streaming site URL>/shoutcast-<streaming site's unique ID as above> and the filename field as one word (no spaces or symbols) with the .stream file extension (e.g. mystreamname.stream).

Streaming with iOS* devices (e.g. iPhone, iPod, iPad)*: -

  1. Open the device's Safari web browser and key in this URL: http://<streaming site URL>/shoutcast-<streaming site's unique ID as above>/<filename>.stream/playlist.m3u8
  2. The filename is any single word (e.g. mystreamname) without spaces or symbols. Ensure that the .stream file extension is in this URL as well.

* Devices are trademark of Apple Inc. in the USA and worldwide.